Why I live in NYC

Walking to the 2nd Ave Subway always affirms living in new york for me. I have such a great commute to the garment district every morning. It's the best when I see my friend Lori E. Seid walking her dog, or Philip Glass out getting the paper. Last night I had another affirmation. Dining alone in the city is a great experience. I love listening to other people's dinner conversations! Aside from people watching this ranks next for me.
There was a birthday party celebrating next to my table, a bunch of vegans and vegan friendlies eating cupcakes from Babycakes and praising the infamous "shot of icing" for a buck over vegan thali at Madras on 2nd Ave. Anyway, these people got into a passionate disscusion regarding the HBO promos that show highlights from HBO series like the Sopranos and Six Feet Under. One person at the table confessed getting emotional everytime he saw the promos, another said she had a real sense of accomplishment that she had narratively witnessed all of these moments and also got weepy during the promos!

One person took the HBO theme and lead a discussion on HBO's BIG LOVE series- how conservatives are afraid polygamous relationships becoming fashionablecan bolster public opinion of gay marriage.

I liked these people, we were like-minded, I wanted to ask them for a cupcake.